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Over the balance of the year, the Kilowatter will be describing the various responsibilities of positions within KWARC. The following is an outline of the Secretary’s position as seen by our current Secretary John, VE3VRA. Your Executive is always looking for new ideas on the board and would encourage members to stand for office. Duties Of
The Secretary Excerpt from KWRC Bylaw # 1
The Secretary’s column in the newsletter is aptly titled, "Scribes Report". The word, scribe, pretty much de-scribes the function of the Club Secretary whose job it is to jot things down. The resulting minutes, along with a variety of correspondence, contracts and other documents, allow the club to maintain an account of its affairs; a valuable resource that can be drawn upon in later years. For someone interested in taking the first steps toward serving on the club’s board of directors, the job of Secretary is an ideal entry point. The responsibilities are light, yet the result is fulfilling. There is no better way to discover the workings of an organization, learn about its members and participate in its development. The qualifying skills are simply the ability to listen, ask questions when necessary and write down the result. Contrary to popular belief, executive meetings are anything but dull. Sometimes in the heat of discussion things get missed. One advantage in having a dozen other executive members present is that that you can always rely on finding at least one person ready to fill in those missing pieces. Being an important member of the team, the Secretary is expected to attend all board and club meetings. Usually, these amount to only five or six hours a month. Of course a report has to be prepared for the Kilowatter, but the time that takes may be dictated only by the speed you can get words down onto paper. An average executive meeting or the minutes of a club meeting may take only a hour or two to prepare. Compared to the satisfaction it brings, it works out as time well spent. John VE3VRA
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directors. He shall attend all meetings of the
board of directors and record all facts and minutes of all proceedings in the books kept
for that purpose. He shall give all notices required to be given to members and to
directors. He shall be custodian of the seal of the Corporation and of all books, papers,
records, correspondence, contracts and other documents belonging to the Corporation which
he shall deliver up only when authorized by a resolution of the board of directors to do
so and to such person or persons as may be named in the resolution, and he shall perform
such other duties as may from time to time be determined by the board of directors.